This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT compiles a wide array of source materials that shed light on the historical and contemporary state of knowledge about klezmer music. Each entry includes a number of citations from primary and secondary sources that include or refer to the term in question. It also indicates whether musical notation or sound recordings are included in the source. By clicking on the bibliographic hyperlink at the end of each citation, you get the full reference.
“[After the khupe, during the dances,] he danced with the groom... this was called the Adom Rishon tants (dance of the first man)...all the men...made a large circle and sang the following:...” [Brest Litovsk, Poland, 1850]. Wengeroff 1913, II, p. 111.